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Rio Verde is an established, member-owned and -governed active adult golfing and lifestyle community not to be confused with the adjacent Rio Verde Foothills. [8] It is located near the Verde River and adjacent to the Tonto National Forest, the McDowell Mountain Regional Park, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.
A pool of water, a remnant of the last rains, in a dry wash in Tonto National Forest Unofficial trail sign in Pine Canyon. The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres (1,162,700 ha; 11,627 km 2), is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the ninth largest national forest in the United States.
In October 1874 a Tonto band stole some livestock from a settler in the Tonto Basin so on the morning of November 1, 1874 about forty men of the 5th Cavalry, including some Apache scouts, left Camp Verde to pursue the hostiles.
Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980, Mohawk) [1] was a Canadian actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. [2] He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger [3] [4] in the American Western television series The Lone Ranger.
The wars ended with the Yavapai's and the Tonto's removal from the Camp Verde Reservation to San Carlos on February 27, 1875, now known as Exodus Day. [ 16 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] 1,400 where relocated in these travels and over the course the relocation the Yavapai received no wagons or rest stops. [ 2 ]
New drilling in Rancho Palos Verdes has revealed that devastating land movement has been caused, at least partially, by a deeper slip plane — meaning a larger area could be affected.
Tonto Village is located in northern Gila County in Thompson Draw, a valley south of the Mogollon Rim. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Arizona State Route 260, which leads southwest 15 miles (24 km) to Payson. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Tonto Village CDP has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.87 km 2), all land. [3]
Tonto Basin is located in western Gila County at (33.839953, -111.284734), [3] in the valley of Tonto Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Salt Arizona State Route 188 passes through the community, leading southeast 49 miles (79 km) to Globe, the county seat, and north 30 miles (48 km) to Payson.